5. Such an eclectic group.. I would

love to know the process of how they are honored.. here it is..

The honors are the nation's highest award for those who influenced American culture through the arts. The recipients were later saluted by fellow performers at the Kennedy Center Opera House in a show to be broadcast Dec. 26 on CBS.

"Obama drew laughs from his guests when he described the honorees as "some extraordinary people who have no business being on the same stage together."